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a patient who died twice

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Description

Patient 19931581 seemed to have died twice -- marked by two distinct deathtime dates each associated with a separate admission in the admissions table. Could you take a look and see if this is something that can be harmonized upstream? Thanks!

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Start by inspecting the admissions records for patient 19931581 and comparing the two deathtime values and associated admissions. Trace the available upstream source for these records; done means determining whether the duplicate death dates are expected or identifying a confirmed harmonization needed upstream.

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Assessment

Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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